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In this compelling medical drama, an excellent but jaded doctor presents life and death to his third-year students.

Editor's Note

The third year of medical school is a crucial time for six students who must leave behind the security of the classroom for the life-and-death arena of a big-city hospital. At the years end, all lives will have changed.

A drama about the relationships and rivalries between a group of medical students enduring their third year at L.A Central medical school. At the center of it, Michael Chatham, a handsome, personable young man from a well-to-do family, and Jack Gwaltney, an ambitious student from the wrong side of the tracks, compete for a coveted internship. Meanwhile, their personal lives are in a period of transition: Michael enters into a romance with a fellow female student, while Jack's marriage suffers from lack of attention as he strives desperately to get ahead in med school.